Summer Fun A step from glory Knight time Welcome warm weather Red-hot Devils will meet A preview of the with outdoor fun Elizabeth for baseball title NJ. Renaissance Festival 8M pag* B-1-S 9— Sports, p*0e) C-1 See WeokendPlus The^festfield Record Vol. 5. No. 20 Thursday, May 26,1994 A Forbes Newspaper 50 cents I Briefs Bicentennial Memorial Day theme set Open house Memorial Day is a time for all Americans that this year, as in the past, Westfield and welcome everyone and introduce American will give the Benediction. The parade will - The Funily String Ensemble to honor the memory of those brave men Mountainside will jointly hold its Memorial Legion Chaplain Peter Hogaboom, a Viet- then reform, of Westfield will host an open and women who died to preserve our ideals Day Parade Monday at 9 a.m. nam Veteran, who will give the invocation. The line of march will be from the World houae at the New Jersey Work- of freedom and democracy, never to be for- Joseph Sisto, a decorated World War II There will be remarks by Westfield Mayor War I monument up Broad Street, left on shop for the Arts 2-4 pjn, Sun- gotten. veteran and Westfield resident, has been se- Garland "Bud" Boothe, Jr., and past national Elm through Orchard Street to Mountain day. Norman Spregue, of the Martin Wallberg lected as grand marshal]. vice commander of the American Legion, Avenue, right past the Revolutional Cem- American Legion Post No. 3, and Joseph Marking Westfield's 200th birthday, the bi- Albert Moeller. The American Legion, it's etery to East Broad Street, then left on International club Sisto, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, centennial committee requested that the auxiliary and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Broad Street to Fairview Cemetery. *"• The International Chib of the Mountainside Memorial Post No. 10136, Methodist Church's clock be rung 200 times will place wreaths; there will be volleys by The Sons of the American Revolution V will hold a Pool and Garden Westfield Memorial Day Parade co- upon commencement of the proceedings at the New York Lambs Artillery; the Westfield (SAR) and the Daughters of the American ftarty. Bring a dish of your chairmen, have announced, in conjunction the World War 1 Monument Plaza. American High School Band will play "Taps" and "The Revolution will break ranks in order to pay tiDuntry's specialty 11 am. with the Westfield Bicentennial Committee, Legion Commander Robert Tinervin will Star Spangled Banner". Chaplain Hogaboom (Please turn to page A-2) Wednesday. CAAP meets ': Juvenile Court Judge Ru- Building dolph N. Hawkins Jr. will speak at CAAFs meeting, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Westfield Community Center. wreckers Library news ••, Die Children's Department of go too far the Memorial Library will sus- pend reference service on Fri- Inspector expects day evenings beginning June 5. two floors, but Nutrition for seniors finds just a hole Dr. Karen En&le will address seniors' diet concerns at a free By NICOUE A. GAV1NO lecture, 9:30 ajn. June 6 at the THE RECORD ,*v\ call 233-2700. Construction of a new building on East Broad Street has been Health day halted after workers demolished - The Mountainside Board of the entire existing building without Health will ofler extensive a permit. blood screening and blood anal- Earlier this year, John Franks ysis, 9-11 am June 11 at the Realty obtained permission from Mountainside Municipal Build- the town for a site plan for the ing. 1M6 Rt 22 Best Pie- building between The Gap and register by June 10, at the Sealfons on East Broad Street The Weatfield Health Office, 425 plan was to eliminate the third and East Broad St fourth floors and renovate the first and second floors. Before begin- ning their work, they obtained a Holden memorial Ride to victory demolition permit to do just that. Friends of David Holden are AUGUSTO F. MENEZES/THE RSCORD However, Westfield Building In- invited to meet 1:30 pjn. June Wtttf lalcter Mark Unwibsjrg wins the 10-mile beginner'* race Sunday In the Freddie Spencer Memorial Race in Scotch Plains in spector Louis Raupp issued a stop 2S in the Presbyterian Church 22:17. It was Mr. Llnsnbsrg's first sanctioned rscs and an Important win for ths Emory University senior. work order and claimed the site in Cranford to share their re- unsafe last Friday. He said when membrances in a celebration of he went to check on the site, he his life. found that they had not only de- A memorial fund in David's molished the top two floors, but name has been established to had knocked out the bottom two build an animal and bird- Sick day salvation is thwarted floors as well, watching kiosk in the Great 'The first, and second floors were Swamp. By NICOUE A. QAVINO Local Union 494 — Park Mainte- supposed to be renovated," Mr. Anyone wishing to contribute nance Craftsmen and Mechanics — Raupp said. "I wiilked inside the may make checks payable and THE RECORD were willing to donate their sick barricades and there's nothing mailed to: U.S. Fish and Wild- Co-workers of Westfielder Steve days and now argue that the coun- there. There's a hole." life Service, RD. No. 1, Box 152, Sussko are fighting Union County ty secretly changed the policy be- Mr. Raupp also claimed that the Pleasant Plains Road, Basking to help him through a recent trag- hind closed doors. They picketed work that they had done "under- Ridge, N.J. 07920, Attn: Tom edy. the Union County Administration mined the two existing stores," and McFadden. The tax deductible Mr. Sussko is a county tree Building Friday. he posted the site as an unsafe checks should specify: the climber, who has worked for the "They pulled the rug out from structure. Since then, he has al- David Holden Memorial. county's parks and recreation de- under us," said union President lowed them to continue structural partment on and off for a dozen Ken Marciano. He explained that work only to ensure safety. Postal thanks years. In late March, the 39-year- Mr. Sussko's department head told LaMarque Furs and Oscar's Hair old suffered a ruptured spleen him he could take advantage of the Salon, the two existing stores at The National Association of the site, are open for business. Letter Carriers and Branch whose complications have turned policy and asked co-workers to do- his life upside down. nate sick days. When Mr. Marciano Although the demolition was members of Local 1492, in con- against regulations, Mr. Raupp junction with the U.S. Postal He and his wife, Irene, hoped to went to turn in the forms, he was told the rules were changed. only has the authority to levy pen- Service and the AFL-CIO, take advantage of a policy which alties with the intent to bring about would like to thank all postal would have allowed Mr. Sussko's Although Mr. Marciano insists compliance. The penalty of daily patrons for over 2,600 lbs. of co-workers to donate their sick the change violates their contract, fines was not issued because the non-perishable food items do- days to him. However, Union Deputy County Manager Harold owners and their construction nated during the National Food County officials said he does not Gibson said, "It is certainly not a workers came into compliance im- Drive. qualify, according to new defini- contractual agreement. It is not mediately upon notice. tions received from the state in something that is guaranteed in The owner of the building, Pool registration January. anyone's contract" Sandy Spano, was unavailable for The Westfield Recreation Member- of United Electrical (Please turn to page A-2) STEVE and IRENE SUSSKO comment. According to Town Ad- Commission is accepting mem- ministrator Ed Gottko, she must bership registration for the 1994 first go back to the town for an Memorial Pool Season, which amended demolition permit. begins June 11 and runs Board meets business education backers "Tht* deterioration and structural through Labor Day. Call 789- thmiiif'o on the first two floors was 4085. By NIOOLJE A. OAVINO sions on that next month. Many students, ness course in the past year, with a current worse than they had anticipated," teachers and parents spoke out at the meeting enrollment of 20 percent of the school's total Mr. Gottko said. "Unfortunately, THE RECORD in opposition to cutting the high school's busi- student population. they did not come back to us be- Seek theatrical help The Westfield Board of Education Tuesday ness education program, which was recom- Additionally, they praised the «> curricular fon>. The Town Council now has to Three local residents are night accepted the Town Council's recom- mended to be cut by the council. Future Business Leaders of America (FBIiA) hear n resolution nmending the starting a local theater com- mendation to cut $765,900 from the 1994/95 Students noted the value of the educntion organization and the experience and op- demolition jx>rmit." pany. They are seeking piny whool budget. department in a time when business-related portunities it has afforded them. Mr. Gottko said that the permit wrights, actors, directors, stage Although they accepted the monetary figure, fields ranks highest in career and college edu- FBLA President Genevieve WCIM.T snid VIM A hearing is on the dfjendn for Tues- personnel, etc. No experience is the board did not accept all the arras that the cation choices. They passed out a notice which flnimn a "vision for the future," nncl ahv naked day's Town Council conference necessary.